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Mcguirk, R. (2026, November 3). Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at sea. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/authorities-say-5-people-rescued-in-kiribati-after-3-months-drifting-at-sea/article_a4a07a46-00c0-5a2f-a9b3-882d64a662ed.html
Mcguirk, Rod. “Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at sea.” Toronto Star, 3 Nov. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/authorities-say-5-people-rescued-in-kiribati-after-3-months-drifting-at-sea/article_a4a07a46-00c0-5a2f-a9b3-882d64a662ed.html.
Mcguirk, Rod. “Authorities say 5 people rescued in Kiribati after 3 months drifting at sea.” Toronto Star, November 3, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/authorities-say-5-people-rescued-in-kiribati-after-3-months-drifting-at-sea/article_a4a07a46-00c0-5a2f-a9b3-882d64a662ed.html.
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Five people, including two children, were rescued on Sunday off Fanning Island in Kiribati after drifting at sea for three months since July 30. They had set out from Murilo island in the Federated States of Micronesia to Ruo island but were caught in a storm that pushed them off course, drifting an estimated 5,400 kilometers (3,355 miles) eastward. The US Coast Guard suspended its search on August 9 after covering 25,000 nautical miles without finding the missing group. Local villagers spotted and rescued the survivors who are now being cared for by a pastor at a local church in Kiribati. Authorities have not yet found any sign of the other four people who were originally part of the journey.
